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PhD Chemical Engineering at Pennsylvania State University

Pennsylvania State University, United States

Programme overview

Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) in Chemical Engineering offered at University Park (Ph.D., M.S.).

Faculty: The Graduate School  |  Duration: 30 credits  |  Study mode: full-time  |  Location: University Park, PA, United States

What you will study

A minimum of 18 course credits (30 credits total) is required of the thesis track, which must also include completion of a research thesis and oral defense of the thesis.

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Application information

Entry requirements

Applicants apply for admission to the program via the J. Jeffrey and Ann Marie Fox Graduate School application for admission . Scores from the Graduate Record Examination (GRE) are not required for admission ; if you already have the GRE scores and wish to provide it, then you can include the scores in your application. Students should be a graduate of an accredited program in chemical engineering. Graduates with other accredited engineering, mathematics, or physical science majors may be admitted, though alternative program schedules may be required as students will be required to demonstrate graduate level competency in the core chemical engineering disciplines of thermodynamics, reaction and reactor kinetics, and transport.

Duration: 30 credits

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